Evans School faculty members analyze minimum wage increase
Raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 an hour would have the effect of increasing the pay of one-fourth of the City of Seattle’s workforce, according to an analysis by three faculty members of the .
The analysis was done by professors and and associate professor , along with several graduate student assistants. The professors presented their findings to Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s Income Inequality Advisory Committee as well as at a Seattle University symposium. The Seattle Times summed up the report in a March 24 .
The team analyzed the characteristics of workers and businesses that would be affected by a minimum wage increase. They also performed simulations of the effects of a minimum wage increase on the rate of families in poverty and the effects on food stamp receipt.
鈥淲e were given a challenging task: to produce a thorough analysis expeditiously so as to be useful for real-time policymaking,鈥� said Long, who is also interim director of the 蘑菇视频’s . “The analysis was conducted rapidly so as to provide the committee with valuable data for their deliberations.”
Gov. Jay Inslee, 蘑菇视频 faculty to discuss climate and energy
A free public discussion on the future of climate and energy next week will feature Gov. Jay Inslee, , dean of the 蘑菇视频 College of the Environment, , 蘑菇视频 professor of chemical engineering and director of the 蘑菇视频 Clean Energy Institute, and journalists David Roberts, Paul Shukovsky and Chris Mooney.
The discussion, , will take place Tuesday, April 1, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the 蘑菇视频 Tower auditorium. The event will also be live-streamed at , a media partnership co-hosting the event with the 蘑菇视频 College of the Environment and other groups.
The event is free, but is required to attend in person.
Wash. suicide prevention bill signed with help from 蘑菇视频-based group
Gov. Jay Inslee signed suicide prevention bill HS 2315 on March 27, making Washington the first state to require suicide prevention training for doctors and nurses.
The 蘑菇视频-based organization had for the bill.
“Yesterday was a historic day in Washington as it became the state in the country with the most forward-thinking suicide prevention policy,” said , Forefront director and 蘑菇视频 social work professor.
Read more about how the bill aims to prevent suicides on Forefront’s .